CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.6 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Google Android on Nexus 6 (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Qualcomm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was shared 08/01/2016 as Android Security Bulletin - August 2016 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-8940 since 06/24/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/12/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The entries 90455, 90456, 90457 and 90458 are related to this item.
Product
Type
Vendor
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License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6
VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Vector | Complexity | Authentication | Confidentiality | Integrity | Availability |
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: source.codeaurora.org
Timeline
06/24/2016 🔍08/01/2016 🔍
08/01/2016 🔍
08/01/2016 🔍
08/06/2016 🔍
08/06/2016 🔍
09/12/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: Android Security Bulletin - August 2016
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2015-8940 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 92219 - Google Nexus Qualcomm Components Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 08/06/2016 14:02Updated: 09/12/2022 09:34
Changes: 08/06/2016 14:02 (56), 03/20/2019 11:49 (12), 09/12/2022 09:34 (5)
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